Fig. 1.

Graphical illustration of the possible interactions between of family meals frequency (X), parental diet quality (M), and children’s food consumption (Y). The mediation analyses adjusted for parent age, gender, country, marital status, education level, and BMI of parents and children. Pathway a: association between (X) and (M). Pathway b: association between (M) and (Y). Pathway c’: direct association between (X) and (Y) after adjustment of (M). (a*b): indirect effect of (M) on the association between (X) and (Y)